Fall Fun on the Farm

Now I still have lots more pictures from Cancun, but we've been back to reality for two weeks now. And it's fall here...with winter rapidly approaching. I guess it can't be fun in the sun all the time and fall does have its charms. Look at this tree with gorgeous red leaves. I enhanced this photo using tools on Picasa. I used the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. It turned out pretty nice I think. I took this on Columbus day when the kids and I visited a local farm with some friends. When we arrived the smell of cider doughnuts was in the air and Josh's little friend started chanting, "doughnuts, doughnuts." All I could think was "Amen sister!" but first we had to work up an appetite.

We started on this homemade slide. As you can see Josh is delighted. I was overjoyed to see that the kids could slide into a pile of sand at the bottom. Well, not so much. But once I accepted the fact that baths were unavoidable and then went to a zen place, I had a great time.

After countless trips down the slide, we decided we should change things up a little bit. Josh got right to work on the major farm equipment. He amazed me when he walked right up to the machine and said "tractor." I hadn't taught him this word yet (sorry, John) so I assumed he picked it up at school. I later confirmed this and am so glad that he is learning new things in preschool.

Josh particularly liked the red tractor.

Despite being a wee bit too small for it."Now, how do I start this baby up?"
"I've got a lot of work to do."

Stayed tuned for the follow-up to this post: The Great Pumpkin Pillow